THE NEW YORKER
“If You Hurt My Daughter, I Swear To God I’ll Let Her Navigate Her Own Emotional Growth"
THE PROJECT
"If You Ever Hurt My Daughter, I Swear to God I’ll Let Her Navigate Her Own Emotional Growth" is a short film adaptation of Sophie Kohn’s Daily Shouts column featuring Jon Hamm as the voice of a father meeting his daughter’s boyfriend, flipping the stereotypes of the encounter on their head. Directed and produced by Meghan Ross alongside her brother Justin Ross for Brave Makers, the short premiered on The New Yorker in June 2020 and was selected for Film Shortage’s Daily Pick and NewFilmmakersLA October 2020 Virtual Film Festival. It was also featured in The New Yorker’s Best Shouts of 2020, Vulture’s Best Comedy Shorts of July 2020, Ms. Magazine, The Austin Chronicle, PopSugar, and more.
CREDITS
Meghan Ross
DIRECTOR
Justin Ross
DIRECTOR / EP
Danny Monico
PRODUCER
Steven Mastorelli
DP
Tyler Pakstis
1st AC
Jess Arena
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Max Schirlo
EDITOR
Chris Saenz
COLOR
Juli Keller
VFX
Bell Sound Studios
SOUND ENGINEERING
Morgan Honaker
